- Missing screws (#6-7/8") (really people?)
- ~$0.50
- Disconnected speakers (uh?)
- $0 fix
- Blown tweeters
- luckily $0 fix
- Blown crossover
- Ok so for people that may have the same problem, I can post a diagram of HF crossover board. The issue I found was that a 2 Ohm 5w resister had opened (only external sign was some glue had turned brown on the side of the resistor).
- $3.00 fix after a few hours of disassembling the crossover, tracing circuit, and removing and replacing the same resistor in both speakers.
- Missing 1 front cover
- ~$16.00 (not bought yet)
- Missing front face plates and brackets
- ~$30
- Missing rear power ports and brackets
- ~$40
- Missing feet and brackets
- ~$30
- Punctured mid range speaker
- Temporarily $0 fix using nail polish
- Eventually will be a $50 fix
- Several dings, dents, scratches
- $0.0, but cost to my pride :) Perhaps fill and paint with something special.
- Loose front port cone
- $0, fixed with my glue gun
So if I were to actually bring this back to all working parts it would be ~$180 total for both. But for now I've spent ~$100 for both.
So now that they work, the hard part is amplifying these puppies. I love the tweeters, they're bright and really accurate. The issue is that there are three woofers, and two mid-ranges, which means I need a LOT of power to get them all moving.
I have a Panasonic SA-XR57, rated 100 wpc RMS x 7 @ 6 ohm, and tested @ 93 watts with 8 ohm load, which I love terribly. It has both bi-wiring (with HF-LF balance) and bi-amping features. This means in stereo mode I can have 2 amps powering the LF, and 1 amp powering the HF. In this mode the speaker is pretty nice, however I tend to bump up the bass by 1 to sound a little better. The bad part is that in 5.1 mode I'm back to only 1 amp on HF and 1 on LF (using the unused amps . In 5.1 I'm not sure if bi-wiring, or bi-amping would be better.
I think to really enjoy this speaker I'd need separate amplifier just for these guys. I'll post back after I do more research.
update: I finally found my diagram. Its slightly different from Zach's in terms of some resistor values and inductor values.
update: Here's a crossover diagram from Zach. He provided me a copy since I think I threw mine away. Thanks!
I think to really enjoy this speaker I'd need separate amplifier just for these guys. I'll post back after I do more research.
update: I finally found my diagram. Its slightly different from Zach's in terms of some resistor values and inductor values.
update: Here's a crossover diagram from Zach. He provided me a copy since I think I threw mine away. Thanks!
